Generally speaking, babies have no regular diet when they are under one year old. The amount of milk they eat is determined based on their age. After the baby is one year old, whether it is defecation or After their activities are regular, the amount of milk or complementary food they eat every day can be fixed, making it easier for parents to control it.

So, how many times a day do babies of different ages eat milk, and how much do they eat each time?

1. Newborns

Theoretically, breastfeeding is breastfeeding on demand and there is no strict time limit. However, from a physiological point of view, the stomach of a newborn baby needs to be fed every 3 hours or so. It will be emptied once, so the feeding time for newborn babies should be controlled within three hours. In addition, the amount of milk a baby takes is not static. It may be more today and less tomorrow. Different babies may have different amounts of milk each time.

2. Breastfed babies 2-6 months old

The younger the baby, the shorter the interval between feeding breast milk, because their stomach capacity is very small and breast milk is It is easily digested and absorbed. When the baby gets older, he can eat more and the interval can be extended. As for the amount of milk your baby needs between 2 and 6 months old, don’t worry too much. When your baby is hungry, he will naturally look for milk.

3. ?After 6 months

① After the baby is 6 months old, he will gradually start to add complementary foods, and the frequency and amount of breastfeeding will also decrease. Generally speaking, eating complementary foods Afterwards, the baby will nurse around 4 times during the day and the same number of times at night. This state will last until the baby is about 1 year old, because the mother's breast milk is enough to support the baby's needs. There is no need to eat now and then, and mothers can feed at a fixed time.

② When the baby is 8 months old, the daily milk volume should be kept at about 500 ml, that is, fed 5 times a day, 3 times with breast milk, and 2 times with complementary food. If there is no breast milk, it is okay. Use formula milk instead, 150-180 ml each time, 3 times a day.

③ When the baby is 11 months old, he needs breast milk or formula milk once in the morning and evening. If he is more dependent on breast milk, he can feed him twice during the day and twice at night. The total milk volume per day is also 500. It is about ml. It is impossible to measure how much a breastfed baby drinks. As long as the baby's health index is within the normal range, there is no need to worry about the amount of milk.

In addition, feed your baby appropriate cod liver oil once a day and ensure drinking water intake.

④ 12-month-old babies should eat more complementary foods and less breast milk or milk to ensure smooth weaning in the future. Breast-fed babies can be arranged not to drink during the day and drink once at night; formula-fed babies can be arranged to drink once during the day and once at night. But no matter how you arrange it, it is just a reference. Mothers should make arrangements according to the strength of their babies.

For example:

My friend’s daughter is now 4 months old, but my friend has already gone to work. She breastfed at 8 o’clock in the morning and went to work, and then at 12 o’clock Come back and feed once; then feed again at 2 o'clock, and then feed again when you get home from get off work at 5 p.m., that is, feed 4 times during the day, and there is no on-demand breastfeeding.

In short, every baby develops differently, and the amount and frequency of feeding are different. As long as the baby develops healthily, it will be fine.